Yim Bang-eun
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(1978-04-25) 25 April 1978 (age 45) Incheon, South Korea
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Men's & mixed doubles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  South Korea Sudirman Cup 2005 Beijing Mixed team Thomas Cup 2004 Jakarta Men's team Asian Games 2002 Busan Men's team World Junior Championships 1996 Silkeborg Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Yim Bang-eun (born 25 April 1978) is a former South Korean badminton player from Samsung Electro-Mechanics team.^[1][2]

Yim competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Kim Yong-hyun. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen of Denmark in the second. In the quarterfinals, Yim and Kim lost to Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele of Indonesia 15-1, 15-10. He is also a close relative on Jonathan Yim.

Achievements

World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Silkeborg Hallerne, Silkeborg, Denmark	Kim Yong-hyun	Huang Shih-chung Chien Yu-hsiu	11–15, 7–15	Bronze

IBF Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Dutch Open	Kim Yong-hyun	Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon	2–15, 2–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Norwegian International	Kim Yong-hyun	Thomas Røjkjær Jensen Tommy Sørensen	15–4, 15–9	Winner
1999	Hungarian International	Kim Yong-hyun	Jung Sung-gyun Park Young-duk	15–1, 15–4	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Hungarian International	Lee Hyo-jung	Kim Yong-hyun Yim Kyung-jin	15–5, 9–15, 3–15	Runner-up